NCAA

For three of the teams, it is the first time in school history their men's basketball teams have been to the Final Four.

A Los Angeles jury rejected a lawsuit seeking $55 million by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death.

North Carolina and Kansas face off tonight at the Superdome in New Orleans for a conclusion of college basketball's March Madness tournament.

The Gamecocks finished up the tournament with a 64-49 victory over the UConn Huskies. It's the South Carolina team's second NCAA title.

UCLA, Virginia, Boston College and Miami bow out of their bowl games because of an insufficient number of players. Rosters also are depleted by injuries and players opting out of games.

As Congress looks to craft legislation governing college athletes’ ability to cash in on their names, images and likenesses, Florida’s system could come under fire because it allows universities to set their own rules on the types of companies that can sign contracts with athletes.

Cuba’s rising dissent. Climate change and building safety. Plus, college athletes can now bank on their names.

The floodgates have opened for college athletes in Florida and across the country to make money based on their names, images and likenesses, as the first contracts started to be inked Thursday. A Florida law allowing athletes to receive off-the-field compensation took effect Thursday, after being signed last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals.

Preparing for changes approved by lawmakers, the state university system’s Board of Governors on Wednesday adopted regulations about athlete compensation and student disciplinary proceedings.

The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.

Arizona's early defense kept Stanford from running away with the game, but the Cardinal held off the Wildcats to win 54-53 in its first NCAA women's basketball championship since 1992.